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Contributing to this blog:
- "Dave" is Dave Barry, who is a humor columnist and presidential contender.
- "judi" is Judi Smith, who is Dave's Research Department, as well as being interested in men.
- "Walter" is Walter, a bone from the penis of a walrus.

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As we were leaving the Obama election rally in 2008, my son looked at one of the statues on Michigan Avenue.

"That statue looks familiar," he said.
"There is an iconic photo from the 1968 Demoncratic Convention riots of that spot. It was a rallying point for protesters," I said.
"No, that's not it. It's one of the checkpoints for an online zombie game," he replied.

I gotta figure out what to do with the Abe Lincoln statue in the middle of the UW Campus. He's sitting in a chair with his hands on his legs, so could be a challenge. I'll have to wait for him to stand up when a virgin walks by, as is his custom.

I think this craze actually might have some merit. Smashing wine bottles against your skull is just dumb, but this one needs creativity, and you have to admit some of these have the potential to be really funny.

I have no idea WTF 'porting' is, but this compares very favorably to 'milking', 'wining' (oh wait - THAT kind of port?), and 'planking'. Also many activities regularly performed for our amusement or enlightenment by professional entertainers and/or politicians.

Porting is a recent internet trend in which people post pictures of themselves, converting code from one operating system or one language to another.

Since the pictures consisted almost exclusively of flabby nerds, drinking coffee while hunched over terminals, it was not especially funny, and the meme was over quickly.

What?

Ok, Porting is a recent internet trend in which people post pictures of themselves, attempting to sink old destroyers across the channels of European seaports in an effort to prevent German U-boats from ...